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Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip, bringing relief to a territory suffering from hunger, mass displacement, and devastation following 15 months of war. But Palestinians and aid workers say it is still an uphill battle to ensure...

The government of Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region says military strikes by the United States in the Golis Mountains killed “key figures” of the ISIL (ISIS) group. ISIL has a relatively small presence in Somalia compared with al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, but experts have warned of growing...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. The rebels advanced toward the center of South Kivu province after taking several towns, including Kalungu, Kanyezire...

A series of constitutional reforms granting sweeping new powers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been passed without dissent by the country’s legislature. A unanimous vote ushered in what critics have described as a power grab by Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo. The...

After a delay from the Israeli government, the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners has begun. This follows the confirmation by the Israeli military of the release of three Israelis, one male and two female, and five Thai nationals from captivity in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has confirmed the killing of...

On January 23, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it will apply for arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders for gender persecution, marking a pivotal moment in the pursuit of justice for Afghan girls and women. Under the Rome Statute, persecution on the grounds of gender is...

Protesters demanding action over the M23 rebel group’s offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have attacked several embassies in the capital, Kinshasa. Crowds of demonstrators attacked the embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and the United States and smoke could...

World leaders and dozens of Holocaust survivors gathered Monday at the former site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops at the end of World War II. The ceremony is regarded as the likely last major observance of...

After a week of whirlwind gains for the Sudanese army and allies in the capital Khartoum, leaders hailed a turning point in the civil war, speaking to reporters from inside the army's main headquarters that had been besieged since April 2023. The recapture of the al-Jaili refinery in northern Bahri...

The U.S. and Lebanon say the ceasefire deal with Israel, due to expire on January 26, has been extended until mid-February. Israel had kept troops deployed in Lebanon beyond the initial deadline, accusing the Lebanese government of not fully implementing its part of the deal, which required the...